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The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-24
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PECULIAR HOGS.

The Tennessee hog is character, individual and alone In his peculiar collection of traits. In the maguih- rent belt of country In which Nash villc k situated, the hog k convcn- tional, but in tho mountains. and especially in tho ridgc portion of Sum her county, hc Is a character. He Is not particularly wild. hut Ia nearly always lean. and has habit of wink Ing at a stranger.
 "Wcll. it's about train time," Aih an old fellow who lived ncar Rich land station. "l sN the hogs goln' out"
 A man who had just arrived in the ncighborhood looked up In surprise. "What loaring do the hogs have upon tho running of traina2" he asked
 Why. they always go out to sce the trains pass. At a certain time o' day. hogs that live way out in the country will strike trot an never stop till they get to the rnilroad. Then they walt for the train. They know the time, an ci the trnin hap. pens to be behind, they gll restless an grunt an walk about. have knowel 'em to walt till twelve a'clock at night, waiting for tlHln. They don't try to keep track q the freight trains. Bless you, when they air cx- pecting passenger an' n freight comes along it makes them ns mnd as n hornet They know all the con ductorp"
 w hut :"
 "Yca, sir. know them aA well aa do. Wy, they have special Iikin' far an old icllcr that runs the com modation. m there's all old spotted sow thnt belongs to Lias Fulgnm tlmt waves her tail at him u long as he Is in sight. You've 1'ed great knots of mud hangin' to hogs tails, haven't yon? We'll, nIr, tell you what that old SOW did She hunted all over the country till she found some white clay an plasicre,l great lump O II on her tail. Wanted 1t white so il would look more like handler chiei. Sometimes the old feller fnlls to recognize her, an then you ought to scc her. Fights everything that comes along"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-24
THE PLACE TO HAVE FUN.

There lives in Chicago conical. !s;ok!ag c!A negro, who drives an es' press wagon.
 "Do you like this part of the coun- try as well as you do Kentucky z" he was asked the other day.
 "Oh, yas, sah, CT heep better Oar ain't much fun fur CT nigger in Ken tncky.'
 "Why so?"
 "WelI, de white men down dar is 20 cuis. Dey won't let CT nigger fool wid 'em. Tain't dat way heah. Wy, sai, wen I don't feel well up heah l cusses desc folks--I cusses lem power fnl, but da won't let yer do dat in Kentucky. Oh, yas. sah, dis s dc place fur CT nigger ter hab fun.'
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-24
INSULTING.

Many years ago there lived in Nash vile, Tenn, an old negro, who gave himself the nickname of States At torncy. At one time he paid diligent attentions to a mulatto woman named Nicev. Suddenly he withdrew his attentions, and, when some one asked the cause, he replied
 "Yere is de whole subjick and 'clu- sions spread right out. Tuther night I wuz comin' rum church wid Nicey. It wuz rainin' hard, but had my rumberreller an my merlantun. Vile we wuz walkin' Tong, Nicey she says:
 "'Look we're, States, w'y'nt yer talk proper?'
 ''l let down my rumberreller an' hlowed out my merlantun, an says :: Now, daim yer, you walk properr an I lef' her right dar. Huh, come CT joggin' my mine erbout talkin' proper. ain't been back dar sense, an l doan know w'under she got home all right CT not, an I doan kere CT daim. Talk proper. Dat lady is ez insultin' ez CT white 'oman."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-24
MOUNTAINEERING FELLOWS.

"Ycs, have had quite time In Chicago" said kentuckiaD, "and, with 1t all, came in one of getting into row. While hurrying t0 catch train I accidentally spit on fellow. He grabbed hold of me and wbirlei me around and swelled up and I thought that my time had come"
 "why didn't you apologizsf'
 "I wanted to catch the train, you know, and hadn't time. He was a great, big burly fellow, and thought he was going to mash rne, and 1 ex- ..aet he wosiid have done 1t had not a fortunate idea occurred to me-"
 "What was itl"
 "Well, I hadn't time to apologize, so 1 just handed him nickel without saying a word. Instantly his countc- nance c..anged. He smiled, bowed po- IiteIy and walked away. Money -mak- ing fellows up there lei me tell you"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-24

more humane ruler never
 Did on thIs earth exist; To nobody second, I'm surely reckOned The worlds philanthropist. It's been my great endeayor
 To make, to the fullest extent, A happy home, where all might come And live forever content. My object all sublime
 thought would come in time To make A happy family
 Of the people from ev'ry clIme, And make each one intent
 And eager to represent By his industry and thrift
 thorough, happy content. Bnt with all my care for them,
 Instead of solid content, With part of the horde I've taken to board find there's A troublesome bent, Which has been brought about by schemes And monopoly's hoggish greed; By the dema Sogue's wind and the anarchist
 fiend
 And the wild soeialistic screed. Ny object TOW will be
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-24

to come out from Illinois and Ohio about that time used to refer to him as Sweet William. He wore his black hair very long, his pants in his boots, a shambling gait and an unkempt air generally that marked him as tine most unpromising youth in that section of the rowdy west. He had TO pride about him, and it did not appear that he would ever amount to anything.
 About this time he fell in love with dashing little school-teacher and proposed to her. Every body but Bill knew his fate long beforehand. They
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-24

And never shhii fsisht
 EBtii these robbers repent That they have caused your Uncle sam To give his anger vent. The fefnale suHrAkst.
 Who's roaming around with her ssreesh Tn vast. empty hail. forever Shsii bawi And never s voter reach, And the looBey isass baIlist
 Who nexleets all else for the game Shall be given tsass in a red hot place And roasted with endless nams. The roaring dynamiter.
 Who threatens to blow up his foes. shall bs dropped on enough of his infsrnal
 stuH
 TO completely cad all his woes. My object all subiims
 shall achieve In time By making the panisbmeDt st the crime The punishment 6t ths crime. And make each male0ptent
 Most thoroughly repeat That be has eAassd your UDeis San To give his anger vent.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-24

knew he was destined 10 get foored, but Bill had no inkling of 1t. When he received negative reply he WAS utterly crushed and remained 30 for days. He was perfectly collapsed and lifeless. But after week he began to brace up. The rough frontiersmcn had ridiculed his grammar and poked fun at him on everything. Bill bought some books and began to post up.
 He was soon thereafter in the field as scout, and three years after, when he came back, inc was tine most changed man I ever saw. His defeat had
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-24
Buffalo BilI as a Bow

Henry Beaconsfield, of Leavenworth, Kan. talking of William Cody's early life, said to reporter of the San Francisco Examiner:
 When I knew Buffalo Bill first, in 1861, he was wild and woolly and un- promisi ng. We speak of the wild and woolly west sometimes with a veiw of humor in our remark, as though we enjoyed it. We'll, of all the tough looking citizens ever set my eyes on young Cody was the worst. The school-ma'ams who used
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-24

And bc sure of an honest jobi And that red -nag blatherskite,
 Who respects not man nor the Lord. .-- The anarchist eFank-wiIl get yhnk I; inc eai If hen. per cord. NJ okiect all sublime
 I -hall achieve in time By making the punishment fit the crime The punishment fit the crime. And make each naieontent
 Most thoroughly repent That he has caused your Tnele sam To give his anger vent. The grinding monopolist.
 Who's ''cornered" the coal of the earth, Shall bc banished alone to the frigid zone, Witt no Are to warm his hearth. And the greedy grabbcr of land.
 Who's yohbied my homestead domain. Shall te sent to a land of eternal blow sand. Where nissTy ever shall reign. Ny object aii sublime
 I shalI achieve in time By making the punishmsnt Gt Inc crime The punisbsnent nt the crime.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-24

These evils to crush in time. To check the vice I've got a device
 Let the punishment fit the crime. This object all sublime
 will achieve in time By making the punishment fit the crime The punishment fit the crime. The political demagogues
 Who practice base deceit They'll all be placed in dreaTy waste
 Where they'll never a voter meet. And the cranky socialist
 Whose hobby Is dividing wealth. Shall work with his paws instead of his Jaws Which will greatly c0nduee t0 his health. My object all sublime
 snail achieve in time By making the punishment it the crime The punishment fit the crime, And make each mslc1ntent
 Aost thoroughly repent That he has caused your Uncle -am
 To give his anger rent. The cowardiy, b,odling thief
 Who seeks to steal and rob Will hereafter pose in prison clothes
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-24

The most fragrant case of profes- slonal discourtesy on record occurred on Southern Pacific train the other day. Some highwaymen, after clean ing out the passengers of every dol lar, went away without giving the sleeping car porter single cent.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-24

proved his victory. The girl was his mascot. Had it not been for her am as confident as can be of anything in the world he would never have amounted to anything, and would never have been heard of.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-24

City Boarder (to farmer)-"This milk seems pretty poor"
 Farmer--"Thc passur' ain't what 1t ought to be-"
 City Boarier--"And yet I saw lots of miik-weed in the fields this morn- ing. Mypes's Bazdy.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-24

It is CT mighty hard matter fur us ter see de bad p'ints in CT thief dat is willip ter lend us money, UT de good p'ints in CT hones' man dat hab fused ter do us favor. Oar ain't CT weaker raskil in dis we're worP den human natur'.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-24

Mother (anxiously)-"Pm afraid you are giving the baby too much sugar, James"
 Father-"Not at all, my dear. I want him to be full of grit" Boston Courier.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-24

Ez we git old we kain't do nigh 90 much work ez we could wen we wuz young, but it peer like we do 1t bet ter. De apples on CT young tree grows bigger den da do on CT ole tree, but da ain't so sweet.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-24

It ain't whut CT man is dat makes him happy in dis we're worr. It's whut he thinks he is.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-24

Folks may talk ez much ez da please erbout all people bein' created ekul, but it ain't CT fack. De game chick
 ems meat is better den de shanghai's.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-24
PLANTATION PHILOSOPHY.

Men an wimin is diffunt, but putty much all boys is erlike.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-24

Visitor to State Department in Lon- don (to attendanD-"That young man over there in his shirt sleeves seems to be much absorbed in his work"
 Attendant-"Yes,h he is writing the queens speech"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-24
VOL. II. NO. Is.
LIM MNINGS.

Chicago's condemned anarchists have taken vote as to whether or not it is advisable to be hanged.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-24

In the Cosmopolitan Mdgazine for September Moncure D. Conway has paper entitled Shall America Have Ambassadors" Influenced by many whom we have at present, we are forced to say, No, MT. Conway, America should not have them and, if the people be permitted to regulate the matter, shall not have them"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-24

A correspondent. of a New York paper, in speaking of a realistic nov elist whom he had visited, says: "He invited me to take seat and amuse myself while he finished his break fast. Presently he returned to the room where l was sitting and dropped into conversation. 1 soon noticed that ne was man of some little cultiva- tion." It is doubtless a great surprise to the admirers of realism to hear that one of their favorite producers is a man of ''some little cultivation"
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-06-24

If the Chicago cattle dealers would 'ep 'ns
sxact truth regarding reports of the existence
az nlenro- pneumonia in that city they Woulu
render Chicago and the country a goou
service. All practical men recognize the a ir
.rs 10 the Chicago cattle trade that is done
10 renorts of the prevalence of the lung plague,
ond only an evil-minded person would dei'So'
IN working such injury. But upon the heei'
IS ronorts of the slaughter of cattle known 10
Va att,icted with the disease come denialS tn"'
there is any pleuro-pneumonia in the Guy ny,
Thore is POSSIBLY none of the plague At VI,
CHICAGO stock-yaris, but Cook county Is iun
~ II II is stated that no cattle rom 're
Oountv are admitted TO the Yards put GUY
tbnse that come from points OUTSIDE 'uo
onnntv that are known to be free ron 'ne
r,ague. However, diseased cattle pale s, -
fonnd Mt slaughter houses in the ne'Su l.. :,
hood of the yards. There is great VIZ ~. -
mjsleading the public throug h cattle aea' S,,
allowing deuials that there is pieuro,p" ,at,
monia at the stocll-yaris to be Construct IL :,
n nroclamaton that the plague does no: exist !,
,hs citv or neichborhood at an.--C"e'"'d'
Commercial! Gazst's'
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-06-24

enough freight was esrriei q ,.,,..
Nh, properly flic papers Ind b.., e, we
s.d nd ss'sfsefs @ Tie great rBce a. ,xn "'lsu
.na me banks Of the river fron ~. - Msrss,
=, 49,. y. L9uls were lined with peonle I'm.
pAsslrg Viekshurst lie Naiehez a. vp.s 4itfT
s.s aup number Of times to taIse ~ ."a,
On -. ~ ss's manner lost coas ider.bl. it,
on the afternoon Of the AZ 81 III ~, s' Os,
s.opie gathered on the St, I,onIs ~ yy5.oO9
p. Louis to carondeet and ,rltns. sss ron I.
triumphant entry Of the r. L. Lee Ths INC
ne ior me Twelve hundred miles was H.
ua,s eight hours and fourteen mInusa ~ ', n
,'z arrived some hours later "a -, -,
anne was three days twenty-ope bo a"u nes
hfty-eight minutes. nours and
,o me record Of the T. NJ Whit. MAD. :
ios4' three days twepty-thrse hours INA p a.. ~
period. 'e'' up TO that
Inc captain Of the Natchez was M, ....
neu win the result, and Challenged ~ 'a Ia
~ anolner race. In October, $50 tbev $50 s
rom new Orleans to Natchez, three bynd 49,
miles, and the Natchez won In sirteaa I ha,'a
ana hity-one minutes. The Lees t,,aa ao ~. .
sixteen hours and iitty-nlne minutes N'4' was
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-06-24
Weight of a Fly.

Mr.. James Spencer. says The Chat
taR0oga Times, hit on novel way to
get at the approximate weight of fly.
His store is greatly pestered with flies,
and he recently brought iuto use the
patent fly-paper. He put out twenty
one of these sheets, being l2x2S inches
each, covering a surface of 1856 square
inches. In the evening, when
the papers were filled. he took them Ut
to DESTROY them, and noticed the in
creased weight. and struck with Curl
osity he put the papers with their load
OF dead flies in pair of scales. and
found that the twenty-one weighed
exactly seven pounds.
He then weighed twenty-one sheet;
without the ii es and found they
weighed four pounds and four ounces.
Thus on the twenty-One papers there
were fortv-four ounces or two pound,
and twelve ounces of flies. This mum
Der of flies are taken probably two OF
three times a day,
Now if YOU want to know how
much a fly Weighs said Mr.. Spen-
Ger, 'vou will find that there i:
an average of twenty five fl es to the
squareinch on the paper. On one paper
therefore which 1856 squire inches
YOU have 6,720 flies, and on the whole
twenty-one sheets there are l4l. II.
flies; therefore if al, 12l flies welgt
forty four ounces how much does one
flv weigh? 1t IS a simple calculation
aud those who have curios ty to know
can quickly find it out.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-06-24

When peach tree has more fruit
han it can ripen, it quietly drops the
weakest, as men should drop his bad
habits in order to ripen the good.
The greatest benefit you can confer
IN your child is to help it to think, and
hen let it develop individuality.
Flowers are natures kind words.
To strike or punish child when you
are angry is q far greater offense against
Sod than blasphemy.
When we remember only the good
hat we hear of persons during the day,
we are carrying pearls to God.
Garry happiness to your homes no
matter who or what is there.
By the time we are shorn of our bad,
foolish. or loaferish habits there is but
little left of some of us
The man who has things his own way
S not so happy as he who studies the
way of others, TO walk in the best.
God gave sunshine to man as he gives
love of play to children. -Pomeroy' s
Democrat.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-06-24

Space is so valuable to New York
merchants, and particularly those en-
gagged in the dry-goods trade, that they
prefer purchasing the packing boxes
in which they send of their goods to
making them upon their own premises.
To manufacture sufficient number
for their daily need would require con
siderable room, and the rent for such
accommodations would more than off
set the amount saved Therefore they
purchase them from men who make
the sale of such boxes a speciality
Their places of business are to be seen
in all quarters. Generally they choose
some P zee of property which through
litigation or other causes has not been
built upon. where the rent is trivial
and the lease of short date, and buy up
all the old boxes they can lay hold OF.
These they patch up and sell at con-
siderable advance. There are others
in the business, however, who are in
the true sense of the word. manufac-
turers. Some of them conduct a safe
and profitable business upon small
scale, while others launch thousands
of dollars in the enterpr Sc. These
latter are mostly men residing in Mich
igan, who buy lumber by the whole
sale. They have saw mills of their
own. in which they manufacture the
parts of box complete. according to
careful measurement The different
portions are mum bered and sent to east
ern shippers, who have only to nail
them together according to directions
to have perfect packing box. Such
boxes can be produced at remarkably
low prices, and the dealers in this city
cannot successfully compete with their
western rivals. IN fact, the business
has grown to such proportions in Mich
igan that several firms have invested
thousands in forest lands in order to
procure timber at the lowest poss BILE
cost. "-Nei0 York Mad and Express.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-06-24
The Stereotyned Welding.

The wedding of the present is rather
stereotyped affair, every detail OF which
is dictated by fashion. To one VIII c
attends two or three score weddings liz
season, the floral decorations, the
bell horseshoe and wish-bone, the SAINT
set of china on the refreshment table,
etc, grow mOnotonOus. A little de.
parture indicating Independence, OF
donating originality. is therefore very
refreshing. The novel feature at re.
cent wedding of seeming to find tn,
bridal ring in a basket OF tlours by the
little sister of the bride, who acted as
maid of honor, was pretty fancy. anC
has been the subject of much pleasan
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Tribune.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-06-24
Tom Walters Early Love.

New London people are fond of tell
ing about Gov. Tom Walters early ro
nance. 1t seems that when Mr.. Wal
Ter was yet struggling as an impecuni-
Gus law clerk. long before he had begun
to lift his head above the crowd, he fell
in love with the mayors daughter.
His suit was eminetly successful. so far
rs the lady was concerned, but Mavol
LOOMS was an august parsonage. who
looked askanee at the seedy young law.
yer and his prospects. The stern pa,
rent not only objected to the desired
union, but prevented it.
This set back put the spur to Wal
ler's pride and his energy, and he for
with determined to be a bigger man
than the mayor of New London or per-
ish in the attempt. He devoted Elm
self to business. kept weather eve on
politics, and was soon elected MAYOR.
Mayor LOOMS was meanwhile credited
with yearning for fine 9overnorship,
but he had to stand aside and see i &c
to his would be son-in Jaw. And by and
by Mr.. Waller was ment oned for the
vice presidency, made a national repu-
tation, and was assigned to an import
ant place in the diplomatic service.
1t is said that Mr.. Loomis feels az
eternal regret for his mistake in judg-
ment.
The sequel ought to be. of course,
that Mr.. Waller finally won the father;
consent aud married the daughter, bnt,
as matter of fact each found 4 mate
years ago, and now Mr. Waller house
is next door to that occupied by the
daughter of the mayor aud her hus
band, and the two families are on the
best of terms.-Netc York Sun.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-06-24
TaImaxe,s style in the PuIpIf,

An actor went to see Rev. Dr.. Tai
mage last Sunday and to judge him 81
dramatic rules He said to reporfer.
'sTalmage's gestures and attitudes fse-
quently suggest the theater. When he
Is not bringing an impassioned period
to close he generally puts his right
hand in the bosom Of his coat and
holds his left behind him When in
this attitude the fingers of his left hand
are in constant motion. As be comes
toward climax he brings both hands
forward and raises them and swiuex
his arms and stamps with his feet
while his voice raises to shout He
does not talk very rapidly, and ho
makes effective. abrupt pauses between
his words One of his most dramatic
sentences in the sermon during which
| watched him was description Of :
ship during battle. He told of the
way successive shots had torn the
bulwarks away, knocked over mast.
carried away the wheel. ruined the
steering gear, and riddled the boat
from stem to stern. The climax Of the
sentence was brought out in the word
..eorpses' repeated twice, with shud-
der Of his body and tones As he had
been enrmerating the various parts OF
the ship and describing the damage
done, he had moved about the platform.
pointing here and there; when he CANA
to the close, telling of the deck strewn
with corpses, he put his left foot in adj
vance OF the right, extending both
arms downward, clenched his fists, and
shut both his eyes and his Jaws.
Kissing the final word between his teeth.
He retained the attitude thus formed
for several seconds before drawing
back to proceed with q new thought.
he resorts continually to the actor de-
vice OF pointing to imaginary objects,
as it the audience could see the picture
formed in his own mind. In all his
gestures and movements he is awk-
ward as can be. and the spectator is IL
resistibly reminded OF the carscatures
of Talmage in the comic papers. One
is almost reminded of Henry Irving in
the way DIR. Talmage uses his left leg.
When approaching a climax he puts
his left foot somewhat forward, pats
the floor with it, bends his knee while
retaining his weight on the right leg.
and he winds up by giving the floor {
vigorous stamp. The final sentence in
his sermon was religious exhortation-
1t called upon the veterans to follow the
flagship of God. whose commander.
Jesus Christ, was in the shrouds, beck
oning on to that haven where all the
faithful would join in a grand hosanna-
he worked up to the last word in the
way lust described. holding his hands
in air and raising them little at a time
until they were as far above his head
as he could reach. The word .Hosan-
ma" was repeated in this attitude with
great elaboration and force, the
preacher keeping his eyes almost closed
and fixed on the ceiling, and remaining
thus posed for a full half minute after
uttering the final word. He then turned
and went to the stand, where he found
his hymn book and glasses, aud pro
ceeded to read the closing hymn His
sermons are frequently interrupted by
| applause. "-NeD York Sum